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Alicorn Twilight. The idea was controversial before the episode aired. Now that it has the general consensus seems to be split between it being a good thing, that it's too early to tell, or it's a sign of Jumping the Shark.

Opinion is divided over how well the episode pulled off the above; whether it felt rushed and filled with too many songs instead of explaining events, or if this was a good way of condensing the plot down into a single episode without sacrificing the story-telling.

It now seems that what really made most people wary was Twilight being able to give a flawless off-the-cuff speech to a huge crowd. After season 4 made it clear that she hadn't been turned into a Mary Sue and still had the same Adorkable personality, they've calmed down a bit.

Crowning Moment of Heartwarming: While everypony else watches Twilight's parade at the end, we see Princess Celestia looking at her little sister with a warm smile on her face. Finally, Princess Luna notices and smiles back. After all, it was Twilight and her friends who brought the two back together.

Harsher in Hindsight: Celestia's statement that Star Swirl the Bearded "did not understand friendship like [Twilight] does". The (admittedly non-cannon) comic series reveals that Celestia and Star Swirl were friends and their friendship fell apart when he caught her traveling through a magical mirror without his permission.

The same applies to the countless number of Alicorn!Twilight fan fics and pictures that existed before this episode was announced.

Getting back to the original conflict, you would not believe the number of "Twilight-screws-up-a-spell" fanfictions that were made in the past two years. It was considered cliche before the actual show got a chance to use it.

Pinkie Pie receiving Applejack's cutie mark takes on a slightly new light after "Pinkie Apple Pie" toyed with the idea that they could be distantly related and even though nothing was confirmed by the end of that episode, it didn't deny it either.

When news of the Brony phenomenon began to reach the major news networks during the series' first season, Wait Wait Dont Tell Me brought on former US President Bill Clinton to play "Not My Job" and answer questions about the show. note As a former POTUS, Clinton is arguably one of the most influential and relevant people in the world, while a show for little girls like MLP must be, they reasoned, one of the least relevant topics. This episode literally has five of the Mane Six playing "Not My Job".

It's Short, so It Sucks : The main complaint on the episode (after the initial kerfuffle about Alicorn Twilight) seems to be that it felt a little rushed and should have been a two-parter. Most importantly, it was never explained what Twilight's change would mean. A tweet from Meghan McCarthy states that there will be two more episodes which will turn this episode into a three-parter, so it is possible that viewers will get more on the reason(s) for Twilight's transformation.

It Was His Sled: Thanks to news websites, The Hub's episode event title, and Hasbro reminding everyone about the new toyline (they built a life-size statue to show off at the New York Toy Fair), the whole fandom knew about Twilight becoming an Alicorn Princess weeks in advance, not counting rampant rumors even before that.

Mondegreen: If you're not paying particular attention (and possibly even if you are...), the line "she's trying hard doing what she can" can be heard as "she's trying hard doing what she can't" during the "True True Friend" song. Which unlike most mondegreen examples, still makes complete sense, if not more.

Worse still: Twilight fixed her mistake. Star Swirl couldn't. Did he test this spell, and, if so, how many lives did he ruin by mistake?

Spoiled by the Format: You know there's going to be more coming when it looks like the problem's solved and everything's going to be all fine and dandy with a third of the episode left.

Squick: The way Pinkie's legs bend when she tries to applebuck a tree during the Cutie Mark song... ow.

Suspiciously Similar Song: "Find a Way" sounds like a slowed-down rendition of "Major Tom (I'm Coming Home)," particularly the delivery of the lines "Losing promise, I don't know what do/Seeking answers, I feel I won't get through."

Tainted by the Preview: An "audio only" version of one of the songs in the episode, A True True Friend, was leaked on Internet five days before the episode aired, with it not having mixed reactions from people at Equestria Daily, but also hinted that the "swapped Cutie Marks" plot would be rushed for the sake of having Twilight become an alicorn in the final minutes.

Tear Jerker: Celestia singing just how proud she is of how far Twilight Sparkle has come.

The Mane Character's roles get swapped? Wait, what do you mean that it doesn't happen to the main Mane Character? We barely get to see results before Twilight figures out how to solve the problem, since the third act is needed for Twilacorn. As noted above, some fans think this should have been a two-parter.

Some fans were a bit dismayed that Twilight flew into the camera at the very end because an episode about her learning how to use to her new wings would have been nice. However, this one may not be an issue since a season 4 (or Equestria Girls) clip from Hot Topic shows Twilight trying to fly and falling flat on her face. So we might still get an episode for this.

The show has thus far only given hints as to how exactly Cutie Marks work and how much they signify. This would have been the perfect opportunity to go into this subject but once again they don't, except by implication. Plus, there's also the fact that the dilemma was solved with the most obvious and direct solution possible instead of having to make them work for the solution.

Visual Effects of Awesome: Special attention has been paid to the lighting of this episode: there are several beautiful instances of shading, and some lens flares have been added. Add to this some dynamic camera movements (particularly the first shot, imitating the opening theme song),the epic shot of Rarity struggling to control a storm during The Cutie Mark Song, some particularly smooth animation, especially on Alicorn Twilight, and the gorgeous Celestial Plane, and "Magical Mystery Cure" is the best-looking episode by a long shot.

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